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James Caan

James Caan

Highest Rated: 100% The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)

Lowest Rated: 0% For the Love of Money (2012)

Birthday: Mar 26, 1940

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, USA

Actor James Caan emerged from the cauldron of New York City's thriving acting scene in the 1950s to become a noted player on the stage and on television. Though he graduated to films soon after his salad days in New York after swearing off television for the next several years, he had his first big breakthrough on the small screen, playing dying football player Brian Piccolo in "Brian's Song" (ABC, 1971). His performance in what was considered to be one of the best television movies ever made earned Caan considerable acclaim, as well as an Emmy Award nomination. But the following year put Caan on the map permanently, with his energetic portrayal of the hot-headed Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather" (1972), a role with which he was forever identified - most notably in the numerous mobster roles he played in the ensuing decades. James Caan died on July 6, 2022 at the age of 82.

Highest rated movies

97% The Godfather
96% El Dorado
92% Brian's Song
91% Misery
86% Elf 86% Bottle Rocket
86% The Rain People
83% Fast Charlie

Photos

James Caan JL RANCH, (aka JL FAMILY RANCH), James Caan, on set, 2016. ph: Brian Douglas /© Hallmark Back In The Game, James Caan (L), Griffin Gluck (R), 'No Crying in Baseball', Season 1, Ep. #8, 11/20/2013, ©ABC Back In The Game, John Michael Higgins (L), James Caan (R), 'Safety Squeeze', Season 1, Ep. #7, 11/13/2013, ©ABC EL DORADO, James Caan, John Wayne, 1966 SUBMARINE X-1, James Caan, 1968, SUBM 002 O/S, Photo by: (84089) Back In The Game, James Caan (L), Griffin Gluck (C), Maggie Lawson (R), 'No Crying in Baseball', Season 1, Ep. #8, 11/20/2013, ©ABC Back In The Game, James Caan (L), Griffin Gluck (C), Maggie Lawson (R), 'No Crying in Baseball', Season 1, Ep. #8, 11/20/2013, ©ABC HARRY AND WALTER GO TO NEW YORK, from left, Elliott Gould, James Caan, 1976 SUBMARINE X-1, James Caan (l.), 1968 SUBMARINE X-1, Terry Reeves, James Caan, 1968 HARRY AND WALTER GO TO NEW YORK, Elliott Gould, James Caan, 1976 HARRY AND WALTER GO TO NEW YORK, Elliott Gould, James Caan, 1976 HARRY AND WALTER GO TO NEW YORK, James Caan, Elliott Gould, 1976 RED LINE 7000, Norman Alden, James Caan (in car), George Takei, 1965 RED LINE 7000, James Caan, Gail Hire, 1965 THE YARDS, James Caan (left), 2000, © Miramax THE YARDS, from left: Faye Dunaway, James Caan, 2000, © Miramax THE YARDS, Mark Wahlberg (back to camera), face to face from left: Tomas Milian, James Caan, Steve Lawrence (rear), Victor Argo (right), 2000, © Miramax RED LINE 7000, Norman Alden, James Caan, George Takei, 1965
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
83% 85% Fast Charlie Stan Mullen (Character) - 2023
65% 80% King on Screen Self - 2022
53% 89% Queen Bees Dan (Character) $1.9M 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift Tap Peterson (Character) - 2020
33% No Score Yet Holy Lands Harry (Character) - 2018
38% 32% Out of Blue Col. Tom Rockwell (Character) $11.7K 2018
No Score Yet 34% Con Man Agent Gamble (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Good Enough Roger Flynn (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 26% Undercover Grandpa Grandpa (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 33% The Red Maple Leaf George Lawrence Secord (Character) - 2016
33% 46% The Waiting Harold Grainey (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 40% J.L. Family Ranch Tap Peterson (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 25% Sicilian Vampire Professor Bernard Issaacs (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 26% The Throwaways Lt. Col. Christopher Holden (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 31% Wuthering High Earnshaw (Character) - 2015
47% 38% Preggoland Walter (Character) - 2014
70% 67% Altman Self - 2014
No Score Yet 34% A Fighting Man Unknown (Character) - 2014
5% 12% The Outsider Karl Schuster (Character) - 2014
100% 90% The Tale of the Princess Kaguya The Bamboo Cutter (Voice) $681.1K 2013
53% 39% Blood Ties Leon (Character) $41.2K 2013
71% 66% Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 Tim Lockwood (Voice) $119.8M 2013
30% 41% Small Apartments Mr. Allspice (Character) - 2012
0% 50% For the Love of Money Micky (Character) - 2012
20% 51% That's My Boy Father McNally (Character) $36.9M 2012
59% 74% Detachment Mr. Seaboldt (Character) $71.2K 2011
43% 25% Henry's Crime Max (Character) $101.9K 2010
40% 56% Middle Men Jerry Haggerty (Character) $723.7K 2009
61% 69% Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel Unknown (Character) $21.9K 2009
43% 56% Mercy Gerry (Character) $5.1K 2009
37% 37% New York, I Love You Mr. Riccoli (Character) $1.6M 2009
85% 72% Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Tim Lockwood (Voice) - 2009
No Score Yet 62% Wisegal Salvatore Palmeri (Character) - 2008
51% 67% Get Smart The President (Character) $130.3M 2008
56% 61% Dallas 362 Walter (Character) $18.9K 2003
70% 89% Dogville The Big Man (Character) $1.5M 2003
No Score Yet 29% Jericho Mansions Leonard Grey (Character) - 2003
86% 79% Elf Walter (Character) $177.1M 2003
No Score Yet 67% The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie Mr. Harry Dewitt (Character) - 2003
40% 26% This Thing of Ours Jimmy 'the con' (Character) - 2002
48% 46% City of Ghosts Marvin (Character) $325.5K 2002
No Score Yet 23% Blood Crime Sheriff Morgan McKenna (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet 52% Lathe of Heaven Dr. William Haber (Character) - 2002
41% 63% Night at the Golden Eagle Prison Warden (Character) $17.3K 2002
No Score Yet 39% In the Shadows Lance Huston (Character) - 2001
33% 38% A Glimpse of Hell Capt. Fred Moosally (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Warden of Red Rock John Flinders (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 56% Viva Las Nowhere Roy Baker (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 21% Luckytown Charlie Doyles (Character) - 2000
64% 51% The Yards Frank Olchin (Character) $882.7K 2000
46% 70% The Way of the Gun Sarno (Character) $6.0M 2000
45% 42% Mickey Blue Eyes Frank Vitale (Character) $33.9M 1999
75% 81% This Is My Father Kieran Johnson (Character) $1.1M 1998
No Score Yet 17% Poodle Springs Philip Marlowe (Character) - 1998
86% 79% Bottle Rocket Abe Henry (Mr. Henry) (Character) $488.6K 1996
8% 44% Bulletproof Frank Colton (Character) $21.3M 1996
No Score Yet 24% North Star Sean McLennon (Character) $3.0K 1996
43% 40% Eraser Robert Deguerin (Character) $101.3M 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Boy Called Hate Jim (Character) - 1995
43% 80% The Program Sam Winters (Character) $22.8M 1993
70% 42% Flesh and Bone Roy Sweeney (Character) $9.1M 1993
64% 36% Honeymoon in Vegas Tommy Korman (Character) $33.5M 1992
45% 60% The Dark Backward Dr. Scurvy (Character) $7.9K 1991
44% 75% For the Boys Eddie Sparks (Character) $17.7M 1991
91% 90% Misery Paul Sheldon (Character) $54.7M 1990
53% 44% Alien Nation Det. Sgt. Matthew Sykes (Character) $24.7M 1988
44% 56% Gardens of Stone Sgt. Clell Hazard (Character) $4.4M 1987
No Score Yet 60% Kiss Me Goodbye Jolly (Character) - 1982
80% 81% Thief Frank (Character) - 1981
60% 89% Bolero Jack Glenn/Jason Glenn (Character) - 1981
80% 48% Hide in Plain Sight Thomas Hacklin (Character),
Director 		- 1980
50% 35% Chapter Two George Schneider (Character) - 1979
67% 54% Comes a Horseman Frank "Buck" Athearn (Character) - 1978
57% 56% Another Man, Another Chance David Williams/Photographer (Character) - 1977
59% 85% A Bridge Too Far Staff Sergeant Dohun (Character) - 1977
50% 32% Harry and Walter Go to New York Harry Dighby (Character) - 1976
79% 72% Silent Movie Self - 1976
No Score Yet 25% Little Moon and Jud McGraw Jud McGraw (Character) - 1975
60% 33% The Killer Elite Mike Locken (Character) - 1975
30% 55% Funny Lady Billy Rose (Character) - 1975
67% 62% Rollerball Jonathan E. (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gone With the West Jud McGraw (Character) - 1975
82% 77% The Gambler Axel Freed (Character) - 1974
23% 67% Freebie and the Bean Freebie (Character) - 1974
56% 62% Cinderella Liberty John Baggs Jr. (Character) - 1973
57% 56% Slither Dick Kanipsia (Character) - 1973
97% 98% The Godfather Santino "Sonny" Corleone (Character) $134.8M 1972
0% No Score Yet T.R. Baskin Larry Moore (Character) - 1971
92% 82% Brian's Song Brian Piccolo (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 12% Rabbit, Run Rabbit Angstrom (Character) - 1970
86% 62% The Rain People "Killer" Kilgannon (Character) - 1969
71% 27% Countdown Lee Stegler (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 18% Submarine X-1 Cmdr. Richard Bolton (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 17% Journey to Shiloh Buck Burnett (Character) - 1968
57% 48% Games Paul Montgomery (Character) - 1967
96% 87% El Dorado Mississippi (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet El Dorado Mississippi (Character) - 1966
60% 33% The Glory Guys Pvt. Anthony Dugan (Character) - 1965
60% 33% Red Line 7000 Mike (Character) - 1965
20% 64% Lady in a Cage Randall Simpson O'Connell (Character) - 1964

TV

Credit
48% 56% Back in the Game Terry "The Cannon" Gannon Sr. (Character) 2013-2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Larry King Now Guest 2013
No Score Yet 7% The View Guest 2013
No Score Yet 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2004 2013
65% 72% Magic City Sy Berman (Guest Star) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dragons' Den Self 2007-2008 2010
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Himself (Guest Voice) 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet Las Vegas Unknown (Character) 2003-2007
85% 77% The Simpsons Himself (Guest Voice) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crossing Jordan Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
95% 79% NewsRadio Himself (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Guest 1972
No Score Yet 82% Get Smart Unknown (Guest Star) 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alfred Hitchcock Hour Unknown (Character) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Combat! Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ben Casey Dr. Keith Gregory (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Untouchables Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Route 66 Unknown (Guest Star) 1961